Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Math Challenge September 17


The world's oldest man, Tomoji Tanabe celebrated his 112th birthday on Spt. 18, 1895. He is 112, but the oldest person in the World is Edna Parker who is 114. How much older is Edna?
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Thursday, August 9, 2007

Math Challenge August 9


An adult modern-day American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) found in North Carolina can be up to 8 feet long. SuperCroc (Sarcosuchus imperator) grew up to 40 feet long. How much longer was SuperCroc?
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Math Challenge August 8


There are 4 screens at the drive-in movie theater. Each screen plays 2 movies. How many total movies are played?

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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Math Challenge August 7

Parker started doing dishes at 8:00 this morning. If he finishes at 8:35, how many minutes did he do dishes?

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Monday, August 6, 2007

Math Challenge August 6


I am on a diet. I lost 3 pounds the first week, 1 pound the second week, and 2 pounds the third week. How many pounds have I lost so far?
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Thursday, August 2, 2007

Math Challenge August 2


Tyler has three nickels and two dimes in his pocket. How much money does he have?

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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Math Challenge August 1


Cody and I are reading his new book. We read chapter 4 last night. There are 13 chapters in the book. How many more chapters do we need to read to finish the book?
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